The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, Gontzal Gutiérrez & Olaia Fernández crossed the line in 1:10:51: 242nd of 866 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 2:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:58v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:53v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:52v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:55v median −0:24
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:01v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 864
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 864 mixed teams who finished.